BosKonay

Where did you pick up the gangways?

Don't hornby mk3's have fixed couplers (the older type)?

Welcome back Anthony, I hope your comments will be taken in the sincerity they are intended, and all can move forward with an open, inclusive community for all irish modellers.

Standard Bachmann stuff should be available from any of the Irish model shops I've searched the three big boys, and Mark's have them listed here: http://www.marksmodels.com/?pid=6476

Just brilliant Noel Am sub'd to you on youtube now :)

I need to find larger drool icons! With your structures complementing beautifully laid track I'm not surprised you could sit there all day running stock!! This is going to be eye wateringly good!

The 22k is specced to do 161kph

More details at http://www.irrs.ie/Journal%20170/170%2022000%20Class.htm

From the IRRS Powerplant and drive train was chosen from MTU of Germany, a subsidiary of Mercedes Benz. MTU is a very well regarded rail engine supplier. The engine fully meets the demanding EU emissions directive Class 3a and is the most advanced currently available in terms of emissions. The MTU under-floor “raft” combines the engine (rated at 360kW), Voith hydrodynamic transmission, 3-phase auxiliary power generation, cooling systems, fire protection, hydraulic systems and exhaust silencer all located in a suspended ”H” frame which allows for easy removal. An identical raft is fitted under every vehicle and operates independently. There is a certain amount of power sharing between vehicles in degraded operation and it is an area being looked at currently for further improvement. Each raft drives a pair of adjacent wheelsets on each vehicle thus every vehicle is mechanically identical in terms of drive train with 1 x raft, 1 x powered bogie and 1 x trailer bogie. The raft also features a dynamic retarder brake through the Voith gearbox which is very efficient and reduces brake wear considerably.

Well, the DD stock are already practically Eurostar TGV stock

:drool:

And for those interested in the set it is actually OO despite the box saying HO and it runs just great on regular DC or DCC

A forum like this is something you can easily keep an eye on. There is even an app for your phone to make it easy (I'm using it right now). No need to be dramatic and 'leave' when it's an easy going 'community' in the first place

Nice set. Based on new signups and posts the site is as busy as ever with over 500 members? End of the day it's a community not a news or media site!

A7 looks the business in green

This layout keeps getting better! Those walls look fantastic!

Can't go wrong for 3 quid I guess - what have you planned for it?

http://www.greatbritishlocomotive.co.uk/ Anyone seen in Ireland yet (it's not motorised obviously)

There goes the evening Brilliant lads

Hear hear!

nice one, thanks for the post!

:ROFL: Brilliant The poor chalk outline looks like he's been at the pies!

Beautiful! I just love the flowing lines of this layout±! Any chance of a video mallard :